OSDC 2005: Neat Links

Just got back from Open Source Developers Conference 2005. Here’s my brain-dump of some neat links, while I remember:

• Abbot – Java Swing UI testing framework. (One less excuse for not unit testing.)

• XUL Runner is coming – platform for running XUL applications

• There are already a few good client-side options for running XForms, including a JavaScript rendering engine, FormFaces, and a Flash rendering engine, DENG. To use either one, you just add it your web pages, along with the XForms markup.

• Spread provides high-performance, non-durable, cross-platform messaging.

• NetBeans 5.0 is coming along nicely. For me, the three most impressive features are going to be the Swing UI editor, matisse, MIDlet development, and the profiler.

• PUGS is an implementation of Perl6 in Haskell. Nice to know Perl6 is becoming a reality.

• If you have a Mozilla browser, go to this URL. It’s a presentation. Click on page and watch slides change. Move the mouse near the top of the page and see what happens. Now do a “view source”. Coooool.

• Australian Antarctic Division Webcams. See cold places from the warmth and comfort of your keyboard.

• GumStix embedded controller – 4Mb RAM, 64Mb flash, and running a full Linux distro, all powered off a 9 volt battery.